A
single multivitamin supplement a day. That makes things easy!
Not everyone likes to take a handful of pills, but using a daily multivitamin supplement makes a lot of sense. It is basic and
beneficial, specifically in terms of getting B
vitamins which are reported to help with cognitive
decline and memory in older adults. Nutrition is important. Executive Chiropractic of Iowa encourages our
West Des Moines chiropractic patients to show us their
daily multivitamin to be sure it has all the right
minerals and vitamins!
MULTIVITAMIN BENEFIT
Multivitamin supplementation may be quite simple
as well as quite effective. A new systematic review
of research literature on the effects
of high-dose, B-complex multivitamin supplementation showed backing the advantage of such supplementation in healthy and
at-risk participants in terms of mental (like perceived
stress, concentration, overall mental health, reduced
anxiety), physical, and energy outcomes. (1) Daily multivitamin use compared
with placebo boosted older adults’ memory. At one-year follow-up, older multivitamin users showed
significantly better immediate recall. The researchers estimated
that this multivitamin use boosted memory performance
by the equivalent of 3.1 years of aged-related memory alteration. That
is a worthwhile change! Further,
the researchers detailed that participants
still used the multivitamins routinely: 94.4% at 6 months and 91.8%
at 1 year. That is great! It’s essential
to take the multivitamin daily to get the most
benefit. Blood samples that were obtained from
a subset of participants showed increases in folate,
vitamin B12 and serum 25(OH) vitamin D. One of the study’s co-authors at
Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston said that “multivitamin
supplementation holds promise as a safe, accessible, and affordable approach to
protecting cognitive health in older adults.” Outcomes for participants with a history of cardiovascular disease were better
than those who didn’t. (2) Another study showed
similar outcomes that taking a multivitamin for 3 years improved
episodic memory, global cognition, and executive function in older adults. Participants
with cardiovascular disease seemed to benefit more than those without. (3) This is promising for those with
cardiovascular disease to take a
multivitamin with B vitamins! Executive Chiropractic of Iowa and you will have a chat
at your next West Des Moines chiropractic appointment about your
cognition, your age, your multivitamin supplement routine, your multivitamin
quality, and the positives of multivitamin
supplementation for you!
WHAT’S WITH B VITAMINS?
The body utilizes B vitamins to create
new cells, particularly red blood cells. B9 is folate, the
natural form of B9 (as opposed to the synthetic version referred
to as folic acid) the body can use in circulation. Methyltetrahydrofolate
(5-MTHF) is a water-soluble type of natural B9 folate. Look for these. A good multivitamin
with the B vitamins may be your friend! We can talk about yours.
CONTACT Executive Chiropractic of Iowa
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr James Cox on The
Back Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as he discusses
the important role of B vitamins in a particular spinal
condition known as myelopathy and its neck and arm pain that may be treated
with The Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
Make your West Des Moines chiropractic
appointment now. We’ll talk about how just one
multivitamin a day can benefit you in so many ways like with your memory
and cognition!